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United  We  Stand,  Divided  We  Fall.” 


Organized,  January  1,  1851. 


NEW  YORK  : 

THE  CONCORD  PRINTING  COMPANY, 
104  Elm  S  treet,  Corner  Canal. 


1900. 


ORDER  OF  BUSINESS. 

M  President  declares  the  Branch  open  at  ap¬ 
pointed  time. 

2.  Fill  all  offices  where  officers  may  be  ab¬ 
sent. 

3;  Reading  of  minutes  and  action  thereon. 

4.  Reading  of  income  and  expenditure  up  to 
and  including  the  last  meeting  and  ac¬ 
tion  thereon. 

5.  Propositions  for  membership. 

6.  Admission  of  candidates. 

7.  Communications  and  bills. 

8.  Any  Brother  wishing  to  claim  donation. 

sick  or  superannuation  benefit. 

9.  Report  of  Sick  Steward. 

10.  Report  o<f  Committees  and  Delegates. 

11.  Unfinished  business  laid  over  from  last 

meeting. 

12.  New  business. 

13.  Any  known  vacancy,  or  likely  to  be, 

please  report. 

14.  Good  and  welfare  of  the  Branch  or  So¬ 

ciety  in  general. 

15.  Declare  the  Branch  closed  at  appointed 

time. 

ELECTION  OF  OFFICERS  FIRST 
MEETING  IN  MARCH,  JUNE,  SEPTEM¬ 
BER,  AND  LAST  MEETING  IN  NOVEM¬ 
BER. 


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RULES. 


RULE  I. 

1}  The  Society  shall  consist  of  members  be¬ 
longing  to  the  following  trades  or  branches: — 
Smiths,  shipsmiths,  angle  iron  smiths,  fitters, 
turners,  roll  turners,  pattern-makers,  machin¬ 
ists,  millwrights,  mechanical  draughtsmen, 
planers,  borers,  slotters.  machine  drillers, 
milling  machine  workers,  shapers  and  other 
machine  men;  brass  finishers  and  copper¬ 
smiths  employed  in  the  engineering  and  ship¬ 
building  trades;  electrical  engineers,  mechan¬ 
ical  and  scientific  instrument  makers;  ma¬ 
chine  joiners  employed  in  the  construction  of 
cotton,  silk,  flax  or  other  machinery;  die  sink¬ 
ers,  press  tool  makers  and  stampers  or  drop 
hammer  forgers  in  the  engineering  and  kin¬ 
dred  trades  who  are  in  receipt  of  the  rates  of 
wrages  fixed  for  such  branches  of  trade  by  the 
District  Committee. 


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RULE  II. 

Admission  of  Full  Members. 
Initiation  fee  shall  be  if  not  U.  S.  A.  Canada 


exceeding  the 

age  of.  .22  yrs. 

$1.50 

$1.25 

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Not  exceeding  the  age  of  .28 

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U.  S.  A.  CAN. 

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6.90 

5.75 

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7.80 

6.50 

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8.70 

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9.60 

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12.00 

10.00 

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15.00 

12.50 

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15.90 

13.25 

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16.80 

14.00 

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18.00 

15.00 

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19.80 

16.50 

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“  “  . .45 

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21.60 

18.00 

Candidates 

for  admission 

in 

this  section 

shall  not  be  over  40  years  old,  excepting  such 
as  have  been  members  before,  who  can  be 
admitted  up  to  45.  They  shall  be  proposed 
and  seconded  by  two  members  of  the  same 
department  of  trade,  where  such  is  practica¬ 
ble.  At  least  two  tveeks  before  admission 
$1.50,  with  10  cents  for  constitution,  must  be 
paid  in  with  application,  $1.50  on  night  of 
initiation.  The  balance  must  be  paid  within 
fourteen  weeks,  excepting  candidates  of  35 
years  of  age  and  upward,  who  shall  be  al¬ 
lowed  twenty  weeks.  In  Canada  $1.25  with 
application  and  8  cents  for  constitution,  and 
$1.25  on  night  of  admission  when  over  23 
must  be  paid;  all  other  questions  same  as 
above. 


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Any  person  agreed  to  be  admitted  shall  en¬ 
ter  within  fourteen  weeks  from  such  time  or 
forfeit  what  he  has  paid  in. 

(See  general  rule  No.  XX.) 

RULE  III. 

Dues. 

Every  full  member  shall  pay  at  the  rate  of 
30  cents  per  week,  unless  otherwise  provided 
for  (in  general  rules),  but  when  the  funds  are 
reduced  to  $18  per  member  the  dues  shall  be 
increased  to  such  sum  per  week  as  will  sus¬ 
tain  the  funds  at  not  less  than  that  amount. 
(The  dues  are  at  present  45  cents  per  week.) 
Any  member  neglecting  to  pay  on  the  Branch 
meeting  night  when  he  owes  $3  dues  will  be 
suspended  from  benefit.  In  Canada  regular 
dues  25  cents  per  week.  (Now  37%  cents 
till  ordered  otherwise).  Members  neglecting 
to  pay  when  owing  $2.50  dues  will  be  sus¬ 
pended  from  benefits. 

(See  general  rule  No.  XX V.) 

RULE  IV. 

Unemployed  Benefit  Full  Member. 

1.  Should  any  member  of  ten  years’  stand¬ 
ing  be  discharged  or  leave  his  employment 
under  circumstances  satisfactory  to  the 
Branch  to  which  he  belongs,  and  not  disenti¬ 
tled  to  benefits  in  accordance  with  general 
rule  XXV.,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  benefit  at 
the  rate  of  $3  per  w’eek  for  fourteen  weeks; 
$2.10  per  week  for  thirty  weeks,  and  $1.80  per 


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week  as  long  as  he  remains  out  of  employ¬ 
ment,  but  in  no  case  shall  he  receive  more 
than  $119.00  in  any  period  of  fifty-two 
weeks.  In  Canada  $2.50  per  week  for  fourteen 
wreeks,  $1.75  per  week  for  thirty  weeks  and 
$1.50  per  week  as  long  as  out  of  employment, 
but  in  no  case  to  receive  more  than  $99.50  in 
fifty-two  weeks. 

2.  Member  less  than  ten  years  and  more 
than  five  years  in  the  Society  shall  be  enti¬ 
tled  to  $3j?er  week  for  fourteen  w’eeks;  $2.10 
for  fourteen  weeks,  and  $1.80  for  thirty-four 
wTeeks,  when  this  benefit  shall  terminate.  In 
Canada,  $2.50  per  week  for  fourteen  weeks; 
$1.75  per  week  for  thirty  weeks,  and  $1.50 
per  week  for  thirty-four  weeks,  when  this 
benefit  shall  terminate,  they  being  exempt 
from  payment  of  dues  until  again  commencing 
work.  And  in  no  case  shall  a  member  of  less 
than  ten  years  standing  receive  more  than 
seventy-eight  weeks  benefit  in  succession. 

3.  Members  of  less  than  five  years  stand¬ 
ing  shall  be  entitled  to  $3  per  week  for  four¬ 
teen  wreeks;  $2.10  per  week  for  fourteen 
weeks,  and  $1.80  per  week  for  twrenty-four 
wreeks,  wrhen  this  benefit  shall  terminate.  In 
Canada,  $2.50  per  w'eek  for  fourteen  weeks; 
$1.75  per  week  for  fourteen  weeks,  and  $1.50 
per  week  for  twenty-four  weeks,  when  this 
benefit  shall  terminate,  they  being  exempt 
from  payment  of  dues  till  again  commencing 
work.  And  in  no  case  shall  a  member  of  less 
than  five  years’  standing  receive  more  than 


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fifty-two  weeks’  benefit  in  succession. 

(See  general  rule  No.  XXVI.) 

RULE  V. 

Sick  Benefits  Full  Members. 

1.  Any  full  member  not  disentitled  to  ben¬ 
efit  in  accordance  with  general  rule  XXV~, 
when  visited  by  mental  disease,  bodily  sick¬ 
ness  or  lameness  (not  occasioned  by  drunken¬ 
ness  or  disorderly  conduct,  or  any  disease  im¬ 
properly  contracted)  must  within  two  days 
from  the  time  of  his  indisposition  give  notice 
to  the  Secretary  in  writing. 

2.  Members  of  ten  years’  standing  shall  be 
entitled  to  $3  per  week  for  twenty-six 
weeks;  $1.50  per  week  for  twenty-six  weeks, 
and  $1.20  per  week  as  long  as  he  continues 
sick,  making  a  total  of  $117  in  the  first  fifty- 
two  weeks.  In  Canada,  $2.50  per  week  for 
twenty-six  weeks;  $1.25  per  week  for  twenty- 
six  weeks,  and  $1  per  week  as  long  as  sick¬ 
ness  continues. 

3.  Members  under  ten  years’  standing  and 
over  five  years  shall  be  entitled  to  $3  per 
week  for  twenty-six  weeks;  $1.50  per  week 
for  twenty-six  weeks,  and  $1.20  per  week  for 
fifty-two  weeks,  when  this  benefit  shall  ter¬ 
minate.  In  Canada,  $2.50  per  week  for  twen¬ 
ty-six  weeks;  $1.25  per  week  for  twenty-six 
weeks,  and  $1  for  fifty-two  weeks,  when  this 
benefit  shall  terminate. 

4.  Members  under  five  years’  standing  shall 
be  entitled  to  $3  per  week  for  twenty  weeks; 


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and  $1.50  for  thirty-two  weeks,  when  this 
benefit  shall  terminate.  In  Canada,  $2.50  per 
week  for  twenty  wTeeks,  and  $1.25  per  week 
for  thirty-two  weeks,  when  this  benefit  shall 
terminate.  Members  whose?"  benefits  have 
terminated  will  be  exempt  from  dues  until 
they  commence  work  again. 

5.  Members  on  recovery  from  sickness 
must  notify  the  Secretary  in  writing  within 
twro  days  or  be  fined  30  cents.  No  member 
shall  receive  benefit  for  less  than  three  days. 

(See  general  rule  No.  XXVIII.) 

RULE  VI. 

Accident  Benefit. 

1.  Any  full  member  of  one  year’s  standing 
who  is  not  more  than  $4.80  (Canada,  $4.00,) 
in  arrears,  who  by  losing  a  limb  or  having 
one  disabled  by  accident  or  otherwise,  or 
through  blindness,  imperfect  vision,  apo¬ 
plexy,  epilepsy  or  paralysis,  may  be  rendered 
permanently  unable  to  follow  any  of  the  de¬ 
partments  of  trade  mentioned  in  Rule  I.,  pro¬ 
viding  such  was  not  the  result  of  intemper¬ 
ance  or  other  improper  conduct,  shall  receive 
the  sum  of  $600  (in  Canada,  $500,)  on  produc¬ 
tion  of  medical  and  other  testimony  of  such 
permanent  disablement,  which  must  be  sat¬ 
isfactory  to  the  Executive  Council. 

(See  general  rule  No.  XXX.) 


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RULE  VII. 

Superannuation  Benefit. 

1.  Any  full  member  55  years  of  age  who 
has  been  twenty-five  years  successively  in 
the  Society,  who  is  not  out  of  benefit  through 
arrears,  and  who  through  old  age  or  infirm¬ 
ities  is  unable  to  obtain  the  ordinary  rate  of 
wages,  shall  present  his  claim  in  accordance 
with  general  rule  No.  XXXI.  If  the  claim 
be  granted  they  shall  receive  per  week  for 

U.  S.  A.  Canada. 

25  years’  membership.  ..  .$2.10  $1.75 

30  “  “  2.40  2.00 

35  “  “  2.70  2.25 

40  “  “  3.00  2.50 

Superannuation  Reserve  Fund. 

2.  Each  full  member,  except  those  whose 
benefits  have  terminated,  shall  pay  30  cents 
(in  Canada  25  cents)  assessment  per  quarter 
for  the  purpose  of  raising  a  Superannuation 
Reserve  Fund. 

(See  general  rule  No.  XXXI.) 

RULE  VIII. 

Admission  of  Apprentices. 

1.  Any  apprentice  who  has  worked  two 
years  at  any  of  the  trades  mentioned  in  Rule 
I.,  and  who  is  not  less  than  17  or  more  than 
20  years  of  age,  providing  he  is  of  good  moral 
character,  good  health  and  of  average  prom¬ 
ise  as  a  workman,  may  make  application. 

2.  He  shall  pay  an  admission  fee  of  60 


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cents;  30  cents  shall  be  paid  with  application, 
with  5  cents  for  constitution,  and  30  cents 
on  night  of  admission.  In  Canada,  admission 
fee  of  50  cents;  25  cents  with  application  and 
4  cents  for  constitution. 

3.  He  shall  pay  as  dues  7 %  cents  per  week, 
or  15  cents  every  tw’o  weeks;  and  should  he 
neglect  to  pay  any  meeting  night  when  he 
owes  90  cents  he  shall  be  suspended  from 
benefit.  In  Canada,  dues  6  cents  per  tveek. 
Will  be  suspended  from  benefit  when  owing 
75  cents. 

4.  Any  apprentice  who  shall  have  been  in 
the  Society  at  least  twelve  months  shall  be 
entitled  to  sick  benefit  as  follows:  $1.50  for 
twenty-six  weeks,  75  cents  for  fifty-two 
w7eeks.  In  case  of  death  his  nominee  or  next 
of  kin  shall  receive  the  sum  of  $30.  In  Can¬ 
ada,  $1.25  per  wTeek  for  twenty-six  -weeks;  60 
cents  for  fifty-two  weeks,  and  $25  in  case  of 
death. 

(See  general  rule  No.  XXII.) 

RULE  IX. 

Loss  of  Tools. 

1.  Any  member  being  a  pattern-maker, 
millwright  or  machine  joiner,  losing  tools  by 
fire  or  water,  shall  receive  compensation  for 
the  loss  sustained,  if  satisfactorily  proven  to 
the  Branch  Committee,  such  compensation 
not  to  exceed  sixty  dollars  ($60).  Canada,  $50. 

2.  If  an  apprentice  to  the  aforementioned 


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trades  lose  tools  through  fire  or  water  and 
gives  satisfaction  to  the  Branch  Committee, 
he  shall  receive  compensation  not  to  exceed 
thirty  dollars  ($30).  Canada,  $25. 

(See  general  rules  Nos.  XXII.  and  XXVI.) 


RULE  X. 

Railroad  Fare. 

1.  Any  Secretary  on  receiving  notice  from 
the  General  Secretary,  Vacant  Bookkeeper, 
any  of  the  Branch  ''Secretaries,  Secretary  of 
any  recognized  mutual  aid,  or  any  member  or 
employer,  that  men  are  wanted  in  any  par¬ 
ticular  district,  shall,  immediately  on  receiv¬ 
ing  such  notice,  send  any  member  in  receipt 
of  Donation  or  Contingent  Benefit,  or  non- 
free  members  whom  he  considers  qualified, 
that  are  out  of  employment.  They  shall  re¬ 
ceive  as  railroad  fare  a  sum  not  exceeding 
nine  dollars  ($9).  Canada,  $7.50. 

(See  general  rule  No.  XXIX.) 


RULE  XI. 


Trade  Members’  Initiation  Fee. 


Initiation  fee  shall  be  if  not  exceeding  the' 
age  of 


U.  S.  A.  Canada. 


31  vears . $4.35  $3.62 

32  “  4.80  4.00 

33  “  5.40  4.50 

34  “  6.00  5.00 

35  “  6.60  5.50 


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F.  S.  A.  CAN. 


36  years  .  7.06  5.87 

37  “  7.50  6.25 

38  “  7.95  6.62 

39  “  8.40  7.00 

40  “  9.00  7.50 


2.  Every  person  joining  this  section  must 
have  been  employed  for  seven  years  consecu¬ 
tively  at  one  of  the  trades  mentioned  in  Rule 
I.,  and  must  not  be  less  than  30  nor  more 
than  40  years  of  age.  The  initiation  fee  is 
taken  from  the  above  and  paid  as  follows:  75 
cents  with  application  and  10  cents  for  a  con¬ 
stitution;  75  cents  on  date  of  admission  and 
the  remainder  within  fourteen  weeks  from 
date  of  admission.  (Canada,  60  cents,  8  cents 
and  60  cents. 

3.  Dues  shall  be  20  cents  per  w’eek.  but 
when  the  funds  are  reduced  to  $18  per  member 
the  dues  shall  be  increased  by  such  sum  per 
week  as  will  sustain  them  at  not  less  than 
that  amount.  (The  dues  at  present  are  30 
cents  per  week.)  In  Canada.  16  cents;  at  pres¬ 
ent,  25  cents  per  week. 

Out-of-Work  Benefit. 

4.  Any  member  leaving  his  situation  under 
circumstances  satisfactory  to  his  Branch  shall 
be  entitled  to  $3  per  week  for  fourteen  weeks, 
$2.10  for  fourteen  weeks  and  $1.50  for  twenty- 
four  weeks,  when  this  benefit  shall  terminate. 
In  Canada,  $2.50  per  week  for  fourteen  weeks. 
$1.75  per  week  for  fourteen  weeks,  and  $1.25 
for  twenty-four  weeks. 


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5.  Members  of  this  section  shall  participate 
in  Contingent,  Benevolent,  Emergency  and 
Legal  Assistance  Fund,  and  pay  all  assess¬ 
ments  imposed  for  these  purposes.  They 
shall  secure  funeral  benefit  and  be  exempt 
from  dues  while  sick.  Any  member  neglect¬ 
ing  to  pay  on  the  meeting  nights  when  he 
owes  $1.50  dues  shall  forfeit  his  claim  to  ben¬ 
efit.  When  sick  are  exempt  dues. 

(See  general  rule  No.  XXIII.) 

RULE  XII. 

Trade  Protection  Members. 

1.  Persons  over  the  age  of  21  years  follow¬ 
ing  any  of  the  branches  of  trade  mentioned 
in  Rule  1  may  be  admitted  members  of  this 
section,  providing  they  have  worked  at  least 
four  years  at  any  of  the  branches  of  trade 
mentioned  in  Rule  1,  and  are  not  eligible  to 
join  as  full  members  under  Rule  XX  of  Gen¬ 
eral  Rules. 

2.  Candidates  shall  pay  an  admission  fee  of 
$2.25,  75  cents  to  accompany  application  and 
10  cents  for  a  constitution,  75  cents  on  date  of 
admission,  and  the  balance  within  four  weeks 
of  date  of  admission.  They  shall  pay  as  dues 
10  cents  per  week.  In  Canada,  $1.88,  60  cents 
and  8  cents  for  constitution,  with  application; 
60  cents  when  admitted.  Balance  in  four 
weeks.  Dues,  8  cents  per  week. 

3.  In  event  of  any  member  leaving  his  sit¬ 
uation  by  order  of  the  District  Committee  or 
Executive  Council,  or  being  locked  out  for  re- 


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fusing  conditions  which  are  considered  un¬ 
satisfactory  by  those  bodies  shall  be  entitled 
to  dispute  benefit  at  the  rate  of  $3  per  week 
for  fourteen  weeks,  $2.10  for  fourteen  weeks 
and  $1.50  for  twenty-four  weeks.  In  Canada, 
$2.50  per  week  for  fourteen  weeks,  $1.75  per 
week  for  fourteen  weeks,  and  $1.25  for  twen¬ 
ty-four  weeks.  But  no  member  will  be  en¬ 
titled  to  benefit  whose  arrears  of  dues  are 
ninety  cents  ($  .90).  Canada,  75  cents. 

4.  Members  of  this  section  shall  receive 
Contingent,  Emergency.  Benevolent  and  Le¬ 
gal  Assistance  Funds,  and  shall  pay  all  as¬ 
sessments  for  those  purposes.  WHEN  SICK 
OR  UNEMPLOYED  THROUGH  SLACK 
TRADE  THEY  SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM 
DUES. 


FUNERAL  BENEFIT. 

U.  S.  A.  Canada. 

Full  members . $72  $60 

Wives  .  . .  30  25 

Apprentices .  30  25 

Trade  members .  30  25 

Trade  Protection  members  join¬ 
ing  under  age  of  55 .  30  25 

Trade  Protection  members  join¬ 
ing  over  the  age  of  55 .  15  12.50 

Benevolent  grants  as  may  be  decided. 

Contingent  or  Strike  Benefit. 

Full  members,  $1.50  per  week  for  52  weeks. 
Canada,  $1.25. 

Apprentices.  75  cents  per  week  for  52 
weeks.  Canada,  60  cents. 

This  is  in  addition  to  out  of  work  benefit. 


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NOTICE. 

Full  members  must  reduce  their  arrears  be¬ 
low  $3  on  the  last  meeting  in  June  and  De¬ 
cember  or  be  fined  30  cents.  Canada,  $2.50. 
to  be  fined  25  cents. 

Trade  members  must  reduce  their  arrears 
below  $1.50  on  the  last  meeting  night  in  June 
and  December  or  be  fined  30  cents.  Canada. 
$1.25,  to  be  fined  25  cents. 

Trade  Protection  members  must  reduce 
their  arrears  below  90  cents  on  the  last  meet¬ 
ing  night  in  June  and  December  or  be  fined 
15  cents.  Canada,  75  cents,  or  be  fined  15 
cents. 

All  members  must  be  52  weeks  in  the  So¬ 
ciety  before  they  can  receive  benefit,  unless 
specially  granted  by  Executive  Council. 

ALL  .MEMBERS  ARE  EXEMPT  FROM 
PAYMENT  OF  DUES  WHEN  IN  RECEIPT 
OF  BENEFITS  OR  WHEN  WORKING  3 
OR  LESS  DAYS  PER  WEEK. 

See  General  Rules  for  Further  Information. 

ALL  THE  FOREGOING  BENEFITS  ARE 
PAID  PROMPTLY  AND  CONTINUOUSLY. 

THE  A.S.E.  HAS  EVER  BEEN  ABREAST 
OF  ITS  LIABILITIES,  AND  ITS  FINAN¬ 
CIAL  STABILITY  IS  ASSURED  BY  THE 
FACT  THAT  THE  FUNDS  OF  ITS  612 
BRANCHES,  SCATTERED  ALL  OVER 


THE  WORLD,  WITH  AX  AGGREGA1 
MEMBERSHIP  OF  86,000,  ARE  AT  TH 
DISPOSAL  OF  EACH  BRANCH. 


OR  TO  THE  OFFICE  OF  THE 

AMERICAN-CANADIAN  COUNCIL, 
137  EAST  13TH  ST.,  NEW  YORK. 


